PL+US

On a mission to win high-quality paid family leave for everyone.

Welcome

From the Founder & Executive Director

The U.S. stands alone as the only industrialized country with no national paid family leave policy.

Our mission at Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) is to win high-quality paid family leave for everyone. Our three-pronged strategy is to transform workplaces, public policy, and culture so that everyone can give and receive family care when it matters most.

PL+US

What we do

Program 1

Corporate Engagement

Independent research and interviews with the 60 largest employers in the country to understand private sector family leave practices. These companies employ 14 million people - that's greater than the population of most states. New paid family leave policies at AT&T and for Starbucks corporate employees includes dads and adoptive parents for the first time.

Program 2

Education & Outreach

Media outreach and public education to highlight the inequality and discrimination imbedded in many private sector family leave policies. Coverage included headlines at top-tier media outlets such as "Paid Parental Leave Is Still Incredibly Uncommon in the U.S., Especially for Low Wage Workers" and "Corporate America is Failing on Paid Family Leave. The Largest Employers Discriminate Against Fathers and Adoptive Parents."

Program 3

Public Sector Engagement

Independent research and interviews to assess the more effective path to winning Paid Family Leave for the most people working in the United States. Writing and public engagement challenging "moms-only" parental leave covered in top-tier media.